UNITED STATES · 1985

Explorers

Joe Dante
childhood adventure science fiction dreams friendship space exploration coming-of-age
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Synopsis

Middle schooler Ben spends his free time watching sci-fi films, playing video games and reading comic books. Surprisingly, his affinity for all things fantastical yields a real result – when he has a vivid dream about technology, his prodigy best friend Wolfgang manages to create a working spacecraft. Joined by their buddy Darren, the boys take off into outer space and encounter some very odd extr

Year1985
CountryUnited States
DirectorJoe Dante
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